if an airport is in VFR or IFR conditions
Depends. Is the pattern altitude 500'?How about visibility 3 miles and ceiling at least Traffic pattern altitute +500?
Sounds like Special VFR might come up soon. Study that too!
The cloud clearances are pilot requirements; the 1000' ceiling applies to whether the airport is VFR. IOW, with an 1100' ceiling, VFR traffic is permitted to takeoff and land at the airport, although to not violate the cloud clearance rule, the pilot could fly the pattern at 600 AGL. (one of my favorite flight review questions involves this scenario)How about visibility 3 miles and ceiling at least Traffic pattern altitute +500?
Not every airport that's IFR has the beacon on. Best stick with the ceiling and vis for the class of airspace at the airport surface.
On a side note, careful with that Chinese buffet in Salina. I rolled through there on a delivery flight the other week and got "grounded" at my next fuel stop.
(Terms I considered besides "grounded" include: "Held for Release", "Ground Stop", "Cleared to pu..." Grounded sounded best.)
My DPE asked me a similar question on my commercial oral, but he asked it in a way that I first answered the same thing...3 miles and 152. He then reiterated the question which made me realize what he asked could have been construed both ways and I then answered 3 miles 1k feet ceiling.
I will say this though, although I don't have a lot of experience, I have shot approaches in soup and gone missed at the MDA. If you are VFR and trying to make an approach at minimums...it isn't fun!
Not every airport that's IFR has the beacon on. Best stick with the ceiling and vis for the class of airspace at the airport surface.
On a side note, careful with that Chinese buffet in Salina. I rolled through there on a delivery flight the other week and got "grounded" at my next fuel stop.
(Terms I considered besides "grounded" include: "Held for Release", "Ground Stop", "Cleared to pu..." Grounded sounded best.)
Good luck.just an update: the 3 miles vis and 1000 ft is what he was looking for...thank you guys for your help...now just wish me luck on my instrument written in a couple weeks
just an update: the 3 miles vis and 1000 ft is what he was looking for...thank you guys for your help...now just wish me luck on my instrument written in a couple weeks
]Meaning that if you are simply a private pilot, that flying into any airport at minimums for VFR isn't any fun.
Are you going to K-State?